SAUDIS': WAR IS NOT GOOD BUT
AT LEAST IT'S NOT A WAR AGAINST ISALM
The Saudi Arab News, which mirrors the official Saudi government policy, says in an editorial today that war on Bagdad is a mistake -- BUT...

"No matter how smart the bombs, no matter how determined the bombers to avoid civilian casualties, no matter how convinced Washington is that the war will be short, no matter how resolved it is to maintain Iraqi unity afterward, we fear death and destruction on a massive scale. We fear that, far from creating a peaceful and harmonious Iraq, the result will be continuing chaos and conflict, with dire consequences for the entire region — and perhaps the world beyond. But even if all these things happen, there is at least one crumb of comfort to be drawn from the inevitable slide toward war. There is a small but invaluable silver lining to the cloud that darks the region’s skies."

"...Whatever one might say about George Bush’s reasons for going to war against Baghdad, religion is the least of them. This is not a war against Islam. That it is a dangerous lie, and deeply corrupting to those who believe it because it makes them bigots. The other danger is that it has the potential to be a self-fulfilling lie if enough people believe it and respond accordingly." Link